Chapter Twenty-Six
They made it to Provincetown in record time, Gillian driving well above the speed limit most of the way. Luckily, they weren't stopped by anyone.
Arriving in town, they headed straight for the hospital. They parked the car and ran towards the entrance.
Panting, they reached the reception desk. "Bridget and Francis Owens?" Sally asked the receptionist. She looked up and began to tap at the keyboard in front of her.
"Room 326," she told them. They said their thanks and hurried towards the elevator.
They reached the third floor and walked swiftly down the corridor, scanning the room numbers as they passed. Finally, they reached the door to 326 and pushed it open.
They entered a hospital room with two beds, each one occupied by their aunts. Sally and Gillian breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that they were awake.
Kylie and Antonia were seated either side of the bed, the younger one's head lolling onto her sisters shoulder, asleep. "Hello, dears," Jetty cried when she saw them.
"Are you okay? What happened?" Gillian asked rushing forwards.
"Oh, we're fine, just a few bumps and bruises. We'll be fixed up in no time," Francis assured them.
"That doesn't just look like a bump," Sally said, indicating the sling that was wrapped around Jetty's arm.
"Grandma broke her arm," Kylie told them, solemnly.
"Are you guys okay?" Sally asked Kylie as she nodded towards Antonia.
"We were in school," Kylie told them. "Then a teacher came and took us to the hospital," she continued.
"Where is the teacher now?" Gillian asked. There was a silence and Gillian realised what had happened.
"The teacher didn't stay?" she cried angrily. "They left you here?" she continued.
"Calm down, Gilly," Frances told her gently.
"Calm down? They left two little girls in the hospital on their own just because they're afraid of us!" Gillian stormed.
"We were here," Jetty assured her.
"You're injured. This is terrible. I'm just so sick of this town and the way we get treated here," Gillian continued to shout.
Suddenly, Antonia woke up and began to cry. Sally picked her. "Shush, Toni, it's okay, we're here now," she soothed her. Sally shoot her sister a look but she ignored her.
"What teacher was it, Kylie?" Gillian asked her.
"Ms. Reeves," Kylie said quietly. Gillian's eyes narrowed.
"Susie Reeves?" she asked, looking at her aunts. Francis nodded. "That explains it," Gillian said softly.
"What do you mean?" Kylie asked her.
"I went to school with Susie. She, well, she didn't like us very much, along with almost everybody else in the class, but she was the worst," Gillian said, in a quieter voice.
"That's like Laura Simon," Kylie told them. "She sings that stupid rhyme all the time," she continued, quietly.
Sally and Gillian looked at one another. They knew how Kylie and Antonia felt. They had been bullied throughout school for what they were. The other children were afraid of them and their parents wouldn't let them talk to the Owens girls. "Okay, I think you guys should go home now," Sally told Kylie and Antonia. "It's way past your bedtime," she exclaimed.
"What about you?" she asked her aunts.
"We have to stay overnight for observation," Frances told them. She was clearly annoyed about this.
Gillian had brightened up slightly. "Oh, cheer up, look at all the hot doctors," she replied, striding towards the door and watching them pass by. She got a few appreciative looks from many of the doctors who looked in as they walked by.
The others simply shook their heads in exasperation at her.
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Later, that night, after the girls had gone to bed, Sally and Gillian sat in the kitchen. "You know, I was lucky Kylie called me when she did," Gillian told her sister.
"What do you mean?" Sally asked her, confused.
"Well, Dean had me cornered outside and he wanted to see in the trunk," Gillian explained. Sally nodded.
"Speaking of which, I better call Missouri," Sally said, standing up and picking up the phone.
When Missouri picked up, Sally told her what had happened. "What about Jenny's?" she asked.
"Well, it was a nasty poltergeist but I think the house was purified," Missouri replied.
"Are Sam and Dean okay?" Sally asked.
"Yes. But I think they said something about heading back to the house, just to make sure everything was okay," Missouri explained. They chatted for a few more minutes before Sally hung up.
"Okay, well, I'm going to pay Susie Reeves a visit," Gillian said, standing up.
"Gillian, no," Sally replied.
"What? That bitch deserves a punishment. Leaving two little girls like that. Well, now she's gonna have to pick on someone her own size," Gillian exclaimed as she headed towards the door.
Sally was quicker and blocked her path. "Gillian, please, what's done is done. She'll get what she deserves but not from you," she told her.
Gillian looked at her sister and heaved a sigh. "Fine, but if I ever see that bitch again," Gillian began before Sally cut her off.
"Okay, okay, I get the message," she said, pushing her sister backwards.
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The next day, Sam and Dean were driving away from Lawrence. They were shaken up about the previous nights events after seeing their mother's ghost. Sam was on his phone.
"No, Dad was in California last we heard from him," he was saying. "We just thought, he comes to you for munitions, that you may have seen him in the last few weeks. Just call us if you hear anything" he continued. There was a short pause. "Okay, thanks," he said before hanging up.
"Caleb hasn't heard from him?" Dean asked.
"Nope. Neither has Jefferson or Pastor Jim," Sam said. "You know, maybe we should call the feds, file a missing persons," Sam suggested.
Dean shook his head. "No, we talked about this. Dad would be pissed if we put the feds on his tail," Dean replied.
"I don't care anymore. I mean after all that happened yesterday, he should have been there Dean. I mean, you said so yourself, you tried to call him and nothing," Sam said in return.
"I know," Dean muttered.
"You know, he could be dead for all we know," Sam exclaimed.
"Don't say that. He's not dead, he's just…" Dean trailed off.
"He's what? He's hiding, he's busy?" Sam replied. Dean didn't reply. There was a short silence.
"Where are we going anyway?" Sam asked. Dean didn't reply.
"Dean?" Sam asked again.
"Massachusetts," Dean told him, in a quiet voice.
"For what?" Sam asked confused.
Suddenly, it dawned on him. "Please don't tell me you're going to see Sally and Gillian," Sam said in a wary voice.
When Dean didn't answer him Sam rubbed his hand across his face. "Dean, you can't just go barging in there. What is your problem with them?" he questioned.
"I don't know Sam, but I trust my instincts and my instincts are telling me that they're keeping something from us," Dean replied.
"Dean, we only just met them. They're not gonna blurt out their whole life story to us. So what if they have secrets?" Sam exclaimed.
"Sam, we met them over 4 months ago and we still don't know anything about them," Dean replied.
"So, what do you think they're hiding?" Sam asked in a tired voice. Dean shrugged.
"I don't know, but we're going to find out," he finished as he stepped on the accelerator.
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Sorry about the delay... things have been a little hectic!! Next chapter... Sam and Dean find out about the big secret!!!